We recently got an embarrassing bed bug problem…we were experimenting with roach spray to see if it would kill the hatched bugs and it killed them on the spot. does this also kill the eggs?

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I just noticed one bug in my bed i ran out and bought all these kinds of bed bug sprays and sprayed my mattress. When i did i noticed little black stains that smeared when i touched them. Is that bed bugs? If so, can i beat them on my own? What can i do? How long will it take to get rid of them? Please help. I dont have alot of money to get an exterminator.

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I’m currently not working and can not afford much of anything.. Therefore, I can not afford an exterminator or even plastic bed covers.

What I have bought is hot shot bed bug and flea aerosol spray.
My concern is using it on my mattress.
I do not own and can not afford a steam cleaner.
Is it safe to spray hot shot on your mattresses and just let it dry and vacuum?
Is it safe to spray on clothes in your home? (not the clothes you’re wearing, but the ones in your closet, drawers, ect.)

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OK, I have a bit of a bug phobia, and I have no idea how this could have happened, but I did buy new bedding about 4 months ago, and last Sunday I found 3 bugs that looked like bed bugs under my mattress!!!! Each one was like half the size of a bead, brown and flat. Of course, every piece of bedding went to wash in hot water, double dose of detergent, dryer for 90 minutes each batch, several day project.

Because of my phobia, I use Flea Busters’ Boric acid powder for maintenance cause it is effective in dehydrating bugs and it is safe and I have seen it kill spiders and roaches too. Pest control people say that bed bugs are a special breed and need special fumigating at the tune of 0!!

Does anyone know if Flea Busters Powder will kill a bed bug? I also read diotamecous earth will also kill bed bugs?

I also found a product called Bed Bug Powder, but I cannot find the product ingredient details to compare with Flea Busters to see if they are the same thing.

I read bed bugs have become a huge problem in the U.S., like in hotels…..that is why I have not traveled unless I can stay with family….the only thing I did different was buy a new mattress cover about 4 months ago and that is where I found the bug. It was packaged, but what if it was a return!!!

Since my bed is 8 years old, I am throwing it away, but I don’t know how long to wait before buying a new bed to ensure these things are gone before such an expense…. help!!!!

Help!

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I bought a used mattress and with all the bed bug talk, I bought a plastic cover for the mattress. It’s been over 7 months, can I safely remove the plastic? I heard bed bugs feed off human flesh. True? Am I safe that they all died? Thanks

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Okay so I just redid my room and I got new furniture and a new mattress. A few nights later I started to get bitten and they couldn’t be mosquito bites. I just got bitten and ran to turn the lights on and I found a bed bug. I’m so grossed out but I have no idea how to treat this. Can someone help please?

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I wash every clothes that i have in hot water and put the on dryer
i seal all cracks with tape in my wall and corners
and i check and spray the bed and cabinets none of these method dont work
I dont know what to do this morning i saw one dead bed bug on the middle of my bed when i woke up and had bites on my foot. Should I hired a exterminator i live in NYC please help

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I am looking to buy a bed bug mattress protector for a twin XL bed. All I seem to find is dust mite protectors. Is this compatible? And do you know of a cheap bed bug mattress protector that i can buy (please share link if possible)?

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I just moved into a bed bug free apartment that last year had a bed bug infestation. Just in the two days of living here I’ve already seen three bed bugs? What do you recommend? DO you think it’s an infestation. I’m planning on calling an exterminator but I have two cats…

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I moved to the new furnished apartment at the end of January. The first night there, I saw a bed bug. It looked exactly like one on the pictures. What strange about it, is that it was around 11 pm and all the lights were turned on when the beg came out. I freaked out and called my landlord immediately. The next day the exterminator came and inspected the mattress. He didnt find any signs of bed bugs, but sprayed the whole apartment anyway. Since then, I have never had any bites ( I didnt even have them the first night) and never seen any blood on the sheets or any other signs. My bf stayed over couple of times, but didnt have any bites either.
Its april now and I was sure that they magically disappeared until my friend told me today that some ppl might get bitten for months and never have any visible bites. She also told me that poison never kills them and if I saw one in January, I might still have them. Help!!!! Im freaking out!!!
Is it possible I have them and me and my bf dont get any reaction? Did I have them in the first place? Is it possible that there was only one bed bug living in the apartment and when I killed it, there were none left?

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I have to do an internship to graduate and I found it in England, London more exactly. I have been renting a room in a flatshare since January 20th 2011.

I started to get bitten only a couple of days after I moved in. At first I thought it was like spiders bites or something. I kept being bitten every night. I started to tell about this around me and some people suggested that it might be bed bugs. I had never heard of this then. So I did some research and started to get concerned and try to convince myself that it was not this.

But this problem did not stop so I called my agency to ask for a new bed or if there was anything they could do. I had just been said to buy a spray. I was still hoping it could not be this.

Last Monday, my boyfriend slept with me and he got bitten in the middle of the night and killed the beast who bit him and he told me blood came out and that it was a bed bug. We called the agency and they told me today that they would get me a new bed today.

The thing is there is wooden furniture in the room and carpet on the floor so I am not sure just changing the bed will resolve the problem. And I am guessing now that my stuff (clothes, luggage) must be infested too. I have been bitten almost every night for three months now so most of my stuff must be infested.

I asked the agent to call a professional pest control and he said he would take care of this. But I don’t want the new bed to be infested in the meantime they inspect my room. I will have to wash all my clothes now and my luggage. I don’t want to bring this to France when I get home. Even though there will be a professional control in my room, well hopefully, I am still afraid that the problem won’t be resolved. I can’t just leave the room because I have not finished my internship and I will have to give one month notice before moving out but I don’t really feel like staying there now. Plus I can’t afford an expensive rent and the one I am paying right now is not too expensive and all the bills are included. I think I can’t find something which would be fairly decent for the same price.

Last night, I could not sleep and the lumps are really itchy. I already have some skin condition (Eczema) and the bites don’t help at all.

I am really afraid to bring those beasts to France. My sister is over for the week and we will have to be very careful I guess so she doesn’t bring them at home.

What should I do? How can I get rid of bed bugs for good?

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When I woke up this morning there was a single bug sitting on my comforter next to me. I have no bites or anything. I have been planning a trip that is happening in a few weeks, so have been researching bed bugs in hotels and know what they look like and how to find them and what not… At first I figured it was a tick, but it did not have the legs like a tick and was flat and brown. I immediately looked up pictures and it is in fact a bed bug. I have a brand new bed that i bought before moving into this apartment about 8 months back and the apartments do not have any other bed bug issues. Also, Immediately after finding the bug, I killed it and flushed it down the toilet, then searched around my bed all over in it and around it, Removed my blankets, sheets, and mattress cover, and threw them into a garbage bags and tied it up. I then grabbed all of my laundry and the bags with my bedding stuff and went to the Laundromat. I put all the pillows in the dryer for 40 min and washed and dried everything on hot. I have vacuumed and sprayed bleach all over everything in my room (carpet, mattress, frame, etc..). I have searched my bed thoroughly in all cracks and what not, and see absolutely no signs of them anywhere (no casings, shells, blood spots, bugs… nothing) I have a completely bright white mattress too, so i figure it should be fairly easy to spot them. I think that the one could have been brought in by my friend who goes out of town every week for work and is constantly staying in hotels. He came over and was in my room the night he got back into town (which was Saturday night), and I found the bug the following Tuesday morning. Do you think I have an infestation?????? should i be worried? Im already scared to sleep in my bed now..,
How does an infestation start, then, if there can never be just ONE?
Isnt it quite possible that the bug I found was just one that was carried over from my friend?

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I saw circular little bug on my bed sheet, that was brown and kinda had white spots. Could this be a bed bug?

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Because i heard it did and they shut it down..Is it open now again? And are they bed bug free now? Because that was the best hollister store in NY and im such a hollister addict ..I Need to Shop there rite now !

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I really want to travel abroad but bed bug issue defers me. I heard that catnip oil is a natural insecticide so i was wonderin what dillution would be appropriate to leave in my hair.

I was thinking about mixing it with a leave-in moisturizer because its a natural astringint, but all the forums online mention mixining it in a conditioner and rinsing it out.

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i have minor(beginning ) bed bug infestation in my bed , not my closet yet , so what do i do we planning on throwing out the bed (cleaning it first then throw it out)
so am i good for now because it is bare ly staring

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how serious it is the bed bugs ..I have new born baby and I am worrying about him if the bed bug bite him how danger it is when it bites? plzz help

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So I’m only 13 and I have a bed bug problem and I’m freaking out. So far its only in my room (everyone else checked their beds and sprayed as precaution) but I don’t know if we have enough money for an exterminator but I need one because spraying isn’t helping any. Please help, I wake up hyperventilating and crying because it scares me….. I need a great exterminator that will come back and do it again if they don’t get them the first time.

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I’m going to live in an apartment in New York City for two months this summer. The concept of bed bugs totally freaks me out. I’ve dealt with flying roaches (I’m from TX, its inevitable) but the idea of things in my bed freaks me out!!! I was wondering what the chances are of getting a bed bug infestation are? I’ll be a smallish apartment in the soho/east village area

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My boyfriend and I recently noticed that he is covered in what appear to be bed bug bites. We have inspected our bed, and don’t see any evidence of bed bugs, and I don’t have any bites on me. We did stay at a hotel a week ago, so it could be from there, but again, I don’t have any bites at all. I’m just trying to figure out if it’s possible he could have bites while I don’t or if it could be something else entirely.

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I’ve tried employing professional bed bug pest control people, but nothing seems to
kill the beg bugs from root they reapper again in 2 weeks.
i’ve spent a good amount of money already.
is there any home made remedy to kill the bed bugs permanently?

thanks
@look over there – where did u buy the powdered silica from in dubai? pls. give name of shop/location/ and cost of silica etc

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I have a bed bug cover on my dorm mattress, but how would I go about removing it without letting the bugs out all over my room? Also, how would you recommend washing or removing the bedbugs from it so I can use it again?

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I have come to a conclusion that there are bed bugs in my apartment. Never imagined even in the wildest of my dreams…. We have an infant child and worried what harm these bed bugs are causing to our child. What diseases bed bug can cause? Is there any vaccine we need for our child?
I can see them during day time too and wonder whether they are really bed begs??

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I have often bought used flannel sheets from Thrift Stores but now am concerned with the bed bug issue. They have arrived in the city in which I live. I want to know if anyone can advise me about how to prevent them. Do I stop buying clothing and bedding from thrift stores? Or can I keep the merchandise in bags in the cold night air overnight killing any? Does heat (from a clothes dryer) or freezing cold kill bed bugs that maybe present? I don’t know if heat or cold kills them.

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I have lived in NYC for 12 years. I just found a live bed bug on my bed (no other signs of infestation). I am now having a nervous breakdown. Should I move out of the city permanently?

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ok so yesterday i woke up with 4 bumps on my arm which i thought were mosquito bites but then they were raised higher than mozzie bites and looked a little more red. i decided it wasnt anything to worry abt and then i saw an adult bed bug crawling on my WHITE bed sheet. u can imagine my horror! i managed to smash it in a tissue and the stuff that came out was brown not red. i looked around the bed for more bgs but cant seem to find any. i’ve slept on the bed 2 times since then and i’ve had no new bites. is it possible that it’s only 1 bed bug that was present and i killed it?

i’m not very rich and really can’t afford to get exterminators plus my room is really cluttered and it’s going to be a nightmare to clean EVERYTHING. Please don’t reply with scary answers. I hated sleeping on the bed the last 2 times ( an afternoon nap and one over night) but since nothing has showed up on my bed or on my skin…. is it safe to assume that it was just one bug? i feel itchy just thinking abt them.

also… anyone with any cheap solution to clear them out? my dad suggesting putting garlic arond the edges of the bed. i don’t knw abt u but i’m not sure abt how i’de feel sleeping in a bed smelling like garlic. my boyfren doesnt seem to care so this is up to me to solve. does diluted dettol spred arnd the edges of the bed work?? pls help guys…

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I know someone who has a bed bug problem at home. Should I be nervous about inviting this person to a party or social gathering?

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We had a bed bug problem and want to use a non toxic product to make sure they’re all gone.
Non toxic because we have a small dog.

We were told by a local hardware store owner that Green Blaster Magic was a good product
to get rid of bed bugs.
But when my wife brought the spray home I discovered that the only active ingredient was
Sodium Chloride(salt).
Inactive Ingredients: Natural Enzymes, Surfactants.

Am I correct to believe that this is merely a salt-water solution and that the other ingredients do nothing to kill bed bugs?

Thanks much for all help/advice
Tony

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In my home we have 3 beds,( me my brother and my mom) we have a bed bug problem and we don’t know how to get rid of them. I need to find a way to get rid of them without chemicals, bug "bombs", or pesticides. Any suggestions?

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I have a possible bed bug infestation, and my personal items are at risk. I’m especially worried about my Death Note L plush (here’s a link to the plush on amazon http://www.amazon.com/Death-Note-L-Plush-GE-7051/dp/B001A15GWK

I’m not sure if he can survive any type of machine washing or drying, but how else can I kill possible bed bug eggs? Sealing him in a plastic bag seems possible, but I’ve read that bed bugs take forever to die (they’re eggs are hardy too). Any personal experiences or suggestions with washing plush dolls would be helpful.

I’m losing sleep over this. Curse those bugs!

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I just saw a bug on my blanket…it was really tiny and brown. I smashed it before I could even really compare it to a picture of a bed bug. I googled the image, and I’m not sure if it was the same thing.

I took my blanket, searched…took off my bed sheets and looked in the cracks of the mattress but found nothing.

Now I’m afraid to sleep lol

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I have read that diamataceous earth and boric acid work as desiccants to house hold pest, but that boric acid does not work as well as DE on bed bugs, because a bed bug will not eat boric acid. What difference is that in contrast to the fact if you are using both in hopes of desiccating your household pests?

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I am the only person in my house thats being bitten. I haven’t seen any bugs, but I’ve got bites all over the back of my thigh, the left of my thigh, and my lower back. 3 Other people live in this house and nothing bites them. I sleep in the livingroom, on the couch, and it seems like when i’m sitting at my computer, or sitting on my couch, i’m constantly itching, and later bites seem to appear. I can sometimes feel them on me, but I don’t know if I’m psyching myself out or not, and everytime i check to see if theres a bug, theres nothing there. I’ve tried bug bombing, I’ve tried bed bug sprays, I’ve tried flea bombing/sprays. I can’t seem to find any bugs. Some of the bites get infected and become really painful. I can’t take it anymore, I might have to move out of my apartment due to this. Please let me know if you have an idea of what might be bitting me, and how to get rid of it! Thanks.

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The beds in the house is nothing like the ones I see in pictures. It’s nice and covered and when I look through the bed and the seams, there’s really nothing. I don’t see any dirty places. Just once I saw a bed bug crawling and I killed it, but I never seen it. Yet, I get tons of bits. I got three on my leg, two on my arm, and 2 on my face.

We fogged our house yesterday.. And I got those bites when I woke up. It is said that the bites can appear after 1-2 days but also my brother got 6 in his leg.

Is there a way? How did you get rid of it?!?!

Thanks!!!
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I did spray like 3 kinds of bed bug medicines.
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I have no pets

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Has anyone used any of those bed bug kits you can buy on the internet that come with sprays and mattress covers? I have bed bugs and I want to rid them!!

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